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Specific Heat

Definition

Specific heat is the amount of heat per unit mass required to raise the temperature by one degree Celsius.

Related terms

Heat Capacity: This is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of an object by one degree Celsius. It's similar to specific heat but doesn't take into account mass.

Calorimetry: This is the science or act of measuring changes in state variables of a body for deriving the heat transfer associated with changes of its state due, e.g., chemical reactions.

Thermal Conductivity: This property determines how well a material can conduct heat.

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Subjects (1)

AP Biology

Study guides (2)

AP Chemistry - 6.4 Heat Capacity and Calorimetry
AP Chemistry - 6.5 Phase Changes and Energy

Practice Questions (2)

What is the amount of energy is required to raise the temperature of 43 g of liquid water from 25 °C to 55 °C? Water's specific heat is 4.18 J/g°C.
The specific heat of liquid bromine is 0.226 J/g-K. How much heat (J) is required to raise the temperature of 10.0 mL of bromine from 25°C to 27°C? The density of liquid bromine: 3.12 g/mL.

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